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DJ Group of Institutionsbased on Niwari Road, Modinagar, Delhi NCR, recently conducted an event marking its 3 decade long association with Bank of Baroda. The program was conducted on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new undergraduate hostel built on the DJ College campus.Mr. Rakesh Sharma, General Manager, Bank of Baroda who currently heads the New Delhi zone presided over the event as its Chief Guest.

Europe isn’t where American investors usually turn for growth, but the defense sector is a somewhat depressing exception these days. After years in relative obscurity, stocks such as Germany’s Rheinmetall and Sweden’s Saab rallied when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. There was a lull last summer when Ukraine was making good progress on the battlefield, but this winter they have rocketed again.

Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. While the result was never in doubt, Russians attempted to defy the inevitable outcome, heeding a call to protest Putin's repression at home and his war in Ukraine by showing up at polling stations at noon on Sunday. But from the earliest returns, it was clear Putin would extend his nearly quarter-century rule with a fifth term.

Ashok Chavan who recently quit Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s assertion about his breakdown in front of Sonia Gandhi, saying that the comments made by the Wayanad MP are “baseless" and “factually incorrect". Terming the remarks a “political stunt", the BJP MP from Rajya Sabha said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) has not taken any name, however, if he wants to make any remarks on me, it is illogical and baseless... It is also a lie that I have met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi.

The broker-dealer and RIA platform formerly known as CoastalOne has been adding strength to its leadership team since it rebranded in January.

On Friday, SEBI approved a series of proposals to ease regulatory requirements. A lot of market participants think of it as a catalyst for ease of investment in the country. In August 2023, SEBI asked FIIs holding over 50% of the equity in a single group or holding equity of more than Rs 25,000 crore in the Indian equity markets to disclose details of the parent firm getting benefits. The market regulator wanted FIIs/FPIs to bring down the exposure by the end of January 2024. 

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar edged lower in European trade Monday, handing back some of the previous week’s gains ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting. 

By Rachel Savage

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha, the state president of the saffron party, Manmohan Samal, left for New Delhi on Monday for discussions with the central leadership regarding the list of potential candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Accompanied by Odisha BJP's organisational secretary, Manas Mohanty, Samal carried the shortlisted list of candidates prepared by the state election committee, which had convened on Saturday for this purpose. BJP's election in-charge for Odisha, Vijaypal Singh Tomar, and co-in charge Lata Usendi had departed for the national capital a day earlier. The candidate list for various Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies were previously drafted by the State Election Committee and core committee.

BJP MLA, who won the Madhya Pradesh assembly poll last year with the highest vote margin, has dared the Congress to field Rahul Gandhi from Indore seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The BJP has fielded its sitting MP Shankar Lalwani from the Indore seat, while the Congress has not yet announced its candidate. Four-time BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola in a post on X on Monday shared a news clip about speculation that state Congress president Jitu Patwari is the first choice of the opposition party for the Indore Lok Sabha seat. «Dear @INC, why are you making poor Jitu Patwari ji a scapegoat? I request you to give a ticket to Rahul ji from Indore in his place. Our Indore is Modi ji's family. This family will bid farewell to @RahulGandhi ji by gifting him a defeat by a margin of at least 7 lakh votes and yes, this is not arrogance but faith,» Mendola said.

Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they continue to expect inflation to cool further, a potential sign that price increases will keep slowing

France's lower house of Parliament has unanimously approved a pioneering bill to curb the environmental impact of fast fashion, marking a significant step towards sustainability in the global fashion industry

The European Union’s executive arm has proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June EU elections

The federal government on Friday designated an area of ocean off New England for the development of offshore wind in a move that generated cheers from environmental groups but questions from fishermen

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades

Steven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that he is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank

President Joe Biden's administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan for a huge lithium mine in Nevada

Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve’s first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective home buyers hope for lower mortgage rates

By Trevor Hunnicutt

Infosys, has gifted his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Rohan Murthy with shares of the company worth ₹240 crore. This in effect likely makes the infant India's youngest millionaire. Young Ekagrah now holds 15,00,000 shares, equivalent to a 0.04 percent stake, in India's second-largest information technology services company, as per a filing with the BSE.

‘shakti’ remark, saying that every mother and daughter is a form of ‘shakti’ in India. The Prime Minister was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Telangana's Jagtial. “The INDI (INDIA) alliance in their manifesto said that their fight is against 'Shakti'.